The morning light was twilight, and at the gate of the Muwang Mansion, a large group of civil officials and military generals entered and exited.

The Shepherd's Mansion is in a state of combat readiness, and there are people on duty in various departments every night. In order not to make everyone too tired, Chen Mu allowed him to sleep in the second half of the night, but he had to sleep in the office.

The secretaries came to work early, but the five generals of the Longwu Army did not have to be so diligent, and it was not until three o'clock that Cao Sheng, Zhao Jin, Ma Zun, Zhang Han and others came to the Muwang Mansion. And Chen Mu was still washing his face in the backyard and eating breakfast. Chen Mu said, don't look at me, in fact, I work all day long. I'll have a morning meeting on time.

Among the people who came and went, the cripple looked old and small, and after the last dumb fire incident, he looked several years older. Worried that his father was too tired, Hanxiang invited the lame man to live in the palace, but the lame man said that he didn't want to live in someone else's house, so he bought a house not far from the palace. Yu Linglong and Mrs. Zhang Han have already come here, and everyone wants to buy a compound, and it is lively and safe to huddle together.

People came one after another, and the secretary of the time, Lang Lang, looked at the sundial, and when it was about to arrive, he trotted to find Chen Mu.

Chen Mu arrived on time, and as soon as he sat down, he heard someone talking.

"For the time being, the fourth division can't recruit people."

At the regular meeting every morning, the main generals of the Longwu Army gathered together, and Zhao Jin, the governor and general of the temporary fourth division, spoke first. Since serving as Zhonglang General, Zhao Jin seems to be a different person, busy all day long. Except for the morning meeting, there is no one to see. It's not like before, he always seems to be idle, and he is not diligent.

"How many people are being hired now?" Chen Mu asked.

"It's just over 2,000 people." Zhao Jin frowned.

"It's too slow, indeed." Cao Shengdao: "The weapons have been prepared, but the soldiers have not been recruited. It will take some time for the training, otherwise the recruits will not be able to win the tough battle at all. ”

"Then use some means." Chen Mu said: "Since we plan to garrison the army in Jiaohe City, there is no need to keep so many people in Ulcheng and Guizi, and tell the local people that as long as one person in each family is willing to join the army, the whole family can move to Jiaohe City." I provide them with housing and jobs. If this is still ineffective, then forced conscription. Remember not to forcibly recruit soldiers in Tingzhou, Xizhou, Shazhou, and Yizhou, because this is our base and the people's will is very important. ”

Chen Mu only put forward the main idea, and how to operate it was the general's business, and then Chen Mu returned to the palace.

Other kings wanted a clean place, but Chen Mu changed the palace hall into the secretary hall, so that his home was an office. Remove all cumbersome procedures, and work extremely efficiently.

In other troops, things that can only be done by walking three or five rooms can be done directly in the hall of the Shepherd's secretary, and the Shepherd personally supervises, and the performance of various departments is under the nose of the Shepherd.

But sitting here will be very busy, Chen Mu usually only sits for a morning, and hands over this place to Hanxiang in the afternoon. Sometimes Hanxiang has nothing to do, so she comes to Chen Mu early to take over. But I didn't get the ribbon of the Ministry of Rites, and Hanxiang looked a little emotional. Chen Mu persuaded her, I will not marry someone else before you are made a concubine. You don't have to be burdened either.

In fact, Chen Mu didn't plan to let Hanxiang continue to participate in government affairs, especially this kind of secretary Lang Hall who integrated the military and government, as the chief secretary here, the power was too great, and the workload was also very large, Chen Mu stayed here for half a month, feeling as if he had lost weight. Turn your head to look at Hanxiang, wicker and thin waist, it won't look good if you lose weight like this.

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Tearoom.

Cao Qingling is skilled in tea, and there is Marlan sitting next to her.

Chen Mu sat opposite and looked at a knife sent by Zhang Han.

Zhang Han was wearing armor, and it was inconvenient to sit on the ground, so he sat on the bench.

Cao Qingling said softly: "Since the king is worried that his wife will not be able to bear it, why should he let her work." ”

"Hanxiang loves power, for people like her, you can have no money, but you can't do without power." Chen Mu explained: "Of course, these two things are often companions, and when the power is big enough, the money will take the initiative to jump into the pocket.

Cao Qingling seemed to be deliberately demonstrating the tea ceremony, using the most standard posture, almost half-kneeling to hand the tea tray to Chen Mu.

Chen Mu knew that she was teaching Marlan, so he didn't make a fuss, took the teacup and said to Zhang Han: "This knife is very sharp, but why do I think it's very brittle?" ”

Zhang Han said: "That's why I brought the knife to the king of the shepherd." ”

Chen Mu frowned: "Which link has a problem?" ”

"The affairs of the arsenal are not my business. I am only responsible for the use of these weapons. Zhang Han said with some emotion.

It seems that he has already checked, but unfortunately someone stopped him.

Chen Mu thought for a while: "Let the people from the Secret Bureau check it." ”

By the side of King Mu, who can stop Zhang Han. No one could stop him before, but since he had military command, secrecy, and royal command, Zhang Han felt that the top of his head was covered with three layers of gauze.

And now that the army has been changed to the Longwu Army, the superintendent Cao Sheng has a very good relationship with the Muwang, so Zhang Han will not touch the interests of the superintendent, and the same is true of the governor and grain officer Zhao Jin. Zhang Han feels that his range of action is now limited. It's not as easy as it used to be.

This time when he found the problem with the knife, he did not go to the arsenal controlled by the military commander, but came to find Chen Mu. When Chen Mu finds a problem, it will naturally be solved.

"It's not a technical problem, it's a human problem." Chen Mu's face was not very good-looking: "When the results are found out in the afternoon, I will talk to Li Daozheng." I really don't know how he did it. ”

Chen Mu slammed the knife to the ground, and with a bang, the knife was broken in two.

The king threw his knife, startling Miss Cao who was sitting on the side, and the teapot in his hand shook and splashed a little. The girl's hand seemed to be burned, and she retracted into her sleeve and rubbed it.

Zhang Han said: "Those slave traders chased me to Jiaohe City and asked me, but they still didn't accept it. ”

"How do you reply to them?"

"I said, only those who meet the conditions for being a soldier will be accepted."

Chen Mu shook his head: "Take it all." The textile mill is almost built, and it needs a lot of workers. These women can also train to use light crossbows, and if there are enough people, they can hold out for a while. ”

Zhang Han hesitated.

Chen Muyi smiled and said, "Give the task of training female soldiers to Zhong Lixiang." Zhong Lixiang didn't know how to arrange troops, but it was relatively easy to defend the city. You train with you for the first few days, and when the first batch learns, you don't have to worry about it later. ”

Zhang Han nodded.

Zhong Lixiang was given the surname Zhao, and now there is no Zhong Lixiang on the official document, only Zhao Xiang. But usually, everyone is still used to calling her Miss Zhongli. This Wang Tong leader has been busy recruiting people recently, but she can't always recruit the right person, and so far there are only ten people under her, including Xue Xunmei.

Just now in the General Office of the Military Command, I just met a guy who claimed to be extraordinary in martial arts, but he fought with Xue Xunmei, and he was knocked to the ground by Xue Xunmei in just three moves, and he couldn't get up.

It's not the first time Zhong Lixiang has been disappointed.

"Give him some medical bills and let him get out."

At this time, someone came to report that King Mukio Chitose asked you to go to the secretary's hall.

Zhong Lixiang asked, what's the matter?

According to legend, the Shepherd wants to recruit female soldiers, and calling you to go may be to discuss military training.

"He's really a local. When they arrived in Sogdian territory, they began to recruit female soldiers. He used to criticize the Sogdians for letting women go to war, but now what's going on? ”

Listening to Zhong Lixiang's complaining words, he didn't dare to speak, and even hoped that he hadn't heard this sentence at all.

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